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More Than One-Fourth of Opioid Poisonings Involve Children and Teens: Study More than one-fourth of opioid poisonings involve children and teens, and they have become increasingly severe in recent years, according to new research. Read More Drug Wholesalers’ $18 Billion Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits Rebuffed by 21 States Attorneys general from 21 states rejected an $18 billion offer from three drug wholesalers to settle lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More   Survey Finds Majority of Americans Strongly Distrust the Tobacco Industry A survey finds 59% of Americans say they do not believe the tobacco industry is working to “be part of the solution to reduce the health effects of smoking,” STAT reports. The survey found 77% said they have an unfavorable view of the e-cigarette industry. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Some Vape Shop Owners Switch From Flavored E-Liquids to CBD Oil and Kratom Vape shop owners in New Jersey must decide whether to close or to start selling items such as CBD oil and kratom, in the wake of the state’s new legislation outlawing all nicotine vaping liquids other than those flavored to taste like tobacco. Read More A Few Hospitals Let Patients With History of Drug Use Take IV Antibiotics at Home Only a few U.S. hospitals allow patients with a history of drug use to take intravenous antibiotics at home, NPR reports. Most hospitals fear that such patients might be tempted to use the IV tube to inject drugs like heroin, cocaine or meth. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Addiction Memoirs are a Genre in Recovery (The New York Times) ‘Dabbing’ concentrated THC is troubling new trend among teens (Today) The Battle for Chewing Tobacco’s Modern Cousin (The Wall Street Journal) Only Half Of Ohio's Rehab Centers Offer This Proven Opioid Addiction Treatment (WOSU) 6 questions about traveling with marijuana, answered (The Washington Post) Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Addiction Treatment In Connecticut (Connecticut Public Radio) Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He’s Trying Honesty. (The New York Times) Parents of college student who died after taking fentanyl want to shed light on 'ugly subject' (ABC News) Opinion: Is vaping a source for good or for evil? Both. (The Washington Post) ‘Nobody talks about it because everyone is on it’: Adderall presents esports with an enigma (The Washington Post) Kelly Ripa's Decision to Quit Drinking Was Unintentional: ‘I Felt Better So I Just Stopped’ (People)

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